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...around the rebel rocket sites: antitank mines and rockets, antipersonnel mines and machine-gun nests. So far, the best the government has been able to do is sneak observers forward near the rocket belt; when they hear the whoosh of a missile leaving its tube, the observers push a button that triggers warning sirens at Pochentong Airport and in the capital. Insurgents also broke through a small section of the North Dike Road, the last line of defense before Phnom-Penh's northwestern suburbs and the airport...
Walter understood completely. He pinned the JUG button to his bathrobe, put the letter on the mantel, and boiled the envelope for lunch...
...Meanwhile, I am pleased to enclose a brand new 'JUG' button--Join the Un-unemployed Group--and my thanks...
...stark contrast to the world of Cher, TIME'S Economy and Business section this week takes a long look at unemployment. Senior Editor Marshall Loeb wrote the story, assisted by Reporter-Researchers Sue Raffety and Sarah Button in addition to correspondents and stringers across the country. From Washington, National Economics Correspondent John Berry and Correspondent John Stacks reported on the big picture: how the economy and unemployment affect each other; who the people are that make up the swelling army of 7.5 million jobless Americans; what role the Government plays...
...nose of the shell picks up the laser reflection, controls the fins and thus guides the shell to the target. Another application of the laser is giving tank guns more accurate range finders. Once they get a target in their sights, tank gunners merely press the laser button, hitting the enemy with the beam. An on-board computer then gauges the reflected light, makes nine separate calculations and fires the gun. In tests, the system has provided up to 40% more first-round hits than conventional equipment...